Posted by Craig on July 9, 2010
Article published in Risk magazine: Building a culture of compliance.
While companies are getting better at compliance, compliance professionals need to take a more active role in securing the support of Boards and management. See the full article here …
Posted in Law, Risk management | Tagged: compliance, compliance activities, compliance program, compliance responsibilities, compliance standard (AS/NZ 3806), compliance training, financial resources, legal compliance | Comments Off
Posted by Craig on April 20, 2010
Article published in Risk magazine: Laying down the internal audit law.
The Institute of Internal Auditors Australia (IIA) recently called for non-negotiable risk assurance standards to be introduced for ASX-listed companies. Craig Donaldson examines how public companies fare when it comes to internal audit and looks at the implications of the IIA’s policy in practice. See the full article on page 20 (free subscription required) …
Posted in Law, Risk management | Tagged: ASX Corporate Governance Principles, auditing, IIA, Institute of Internal Auditors, internal audit, risk management assurance | Comments Off
Posted by Craig on March 31, 2010
Article published in Lawyers Weekly: OHS shrugs off the GFC.
With a national OHS regime on the horizon, OHS lawyers are set for an increasingly busy time. Lawyers Weekly looks at how OHS practice groups have fared over the past 18 months. See the full article here …
Posted in Law, OHS | Tagged: Freehills, health and safety, Landers & Rogers, Norton Rose, occupational health and safety, OHS law, OHS trends, workplace safety | Comments Off
Posted by Craig on February 22, 2010
Article published in Risk magazine: Litigation risk rattles corporate cages.
As companies in Australia emerge from the immediate pain of the global financial crisis, experts are warning of a potential wave of post-GFC litigation. Craig Donaldson find out how to manage the risk of legal action. See the full article on page 12 (free subscription required) …
Posted in Law, Risk management | Tagged: class action risks, compliance, GFC, handling litigation, litigation risk, managing litigation risk, regulation, Risk management | Comments Off
Posted by Craig on December 8, 2009
Article published in Lawyers Weekly: Clients, culture & cachet.
Law firms outwardly pride themselves on fostering unique professional working cultures with lawyers to match. But what do clients really think of firms’ cultures and the lawyers that represent them? See the full article here …
Posted in Law | Tagged: client perceptions, cultural footprint, cultural imprint, culture change, culture of law, law firm culture, lawyer presentation, organisational culture | Comments Off
Posted by Craig on November 28, 2009
Article published in Lawyers Weekly: Boutique law firms take talent war to the top tier.
The lull in legal services at the top end of town has highlighted the emerging force of boutique firms, and the war is on for the boutiques to secure some top talent. See the full article here …
Posted in Law | Tagged: boutique law, boutique law firms, boutique legal practice, employment, GFC, Keddies, Q Legal, Swaab, trends, work, workplace law | Comments Off
Posted by Craig on November 20, 2009
Article published in Lawyers Weekly: Sports law clears GFC hurdles.
With the globalisation of the sporting industry, increasing commercial interests and contracts, sports law is developing as an increasingly sophisticated and complex practice area. We take a look at the issues and trends for lawyers who work behind the scenes of Australia’s mammoth sports industry. See the full article here …
Posted in Law | Tagged: Browne & Co, codes of conduct, Gadens, intellectual property, IP, issues, Law, Middletons, sponsorship, sport, sports law, sports law firms, sports lawyers, trends | Comments Off
Posted by Craig on November 11, 2009
Article published in Lawyers Weekly: Technology lawyers ride GFC wave.
Technology practice areas have weathered the global financial crisis better than most, with a number of significant developments making up for potential losses of billable work as a result of cutbacks in clients’ IT budgets. See the full article here …
Posted in Law, Technology | Tagged: developments, GFC, IT, IT services, Law, legal practice, offshoring, outsourcing, Technology, technology lawyers, trends | Comments Off
Posted by Craig on September 10, 2009
Article published in Lawyers Weekly: Practice profile: Workplace relations.
The global financial crisis and the Fair Work Act are keeping employment and workplace relations lawyers busy, writes Craig Donaldson, but the work is about to get a lot more complicated. See the full article here …
Posted in Law | Tagged: employee relations, employment law, fair work, legal trends, practice area, trends, workplace law, workplace relations | Comments Off
Posted by Craig on August 12, 2009
Article published in Lawyers Weekly: The big salary freeze.
A number of firms have implemented salary freezes and battened down the payroll hatches to contain costs in the face of the economic downturn. Craig Donaldson looks at the latest trends in legal salaries and what they mean for lawyers. See the full article here …
Posted in Law | Tagged: law firms, legal salaries, legal salary trends, pay freeze, remuneration, salary freeze | Comments Off
Posted by Craig on July 27, 2009
Article published in Lawyers Weekly: Practice profile: Infrastructure and construction.
Work for lawyers in infrastructure and construction practices across the country has been sluggish as a result of the global financial crisis, writes Craig Donaldson. See the full article here …
Posted in Law | Tagged: construction, construction lawyers, development, economy, infrastructure, infrastructure lawyers, Law, legal practice, legal work | Comments Off
